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1876–2024
State Senate District 29·Tennessee

Tennessee 29th State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

One of Tennessee's most Republican-leaning upper-chamber districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TN
Latest
D+25
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
365,180
2024 ACS

Tennessee 29th State Senate District, Tennessee: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+25%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+25MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
365,1802024 5-year
Median household income
$63,7652024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
34.0%2024 5-year
Black
52.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
8.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+93 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
2 counties · 2 D · 0 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+25.2%
80,15247,246130,371
D
+30.4%
97,76851,576151,782
D
+27.5%
83,02746,224134,036
D
+26.0%
92,34353,892147,636
D
+27.4%
101,82057,790160,573
D
+15.6%
86,18562,824149,884
D
+14.4%
75,64156,316133,783
D
+13.3%
71,37754,153129,664
D
+10.4%
76,01060,905145,450
R
−2.5%
59,49662,555122,756
R
−1.1%
65,92667,423134,001
D
+6.2%
63,26355,682122,568
D
+6.9%
58,75851,107111,082
R
−32.6%
32,21464,33098,479
D
+3.5%
32,37229,16592,129
D
+5.2%
44,29439,93784,230
R
−0.5%
34,27134,63670,157
R
−2.7%
24,65026,09653,641
D
+4.8%
28,51625,88954,464
O
+14.3%
9,4765,78625,892
D
+63.5%
19,3174,30623,654
D
+77.4%
22,9082,90425,851
D
+93.2%
24,43383925,304
D
+70.8%
15,2252,51517,961
D
+20.2%
7,1684,75511,955
D
+27.4%
5,4412,9279,164
D
+29.7%
6,3513,4159,870
D
+41.1%
4,3571,7946,231
D
+58.5%
2,6752344,172
D
+40.3%
2,9441,2204,274
D
+53.3%
3,4511,0194,562
D
+26.5%
2,0431,1773,270
D
+6.3%
2,3172,0354,454
D
+67.2%
2,5064423,070
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
7.2%
Irish
5.2%
American
4.9%
German
4.6%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.3%
French
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.0%
1.7%
75–84
2.3%
4.1%
65–74
5.2%
5.4%
55–64
6.3%
5.5%
45–54
6.2%
6.1%
35–44
6.8%
7.0%
25–34
7.7%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
9.5%
5–17
9.2%
3.4%
<5
3.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$63,765
State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 29$63,765
Tennessee$60,773
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1826.6%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.3%
Other Christian
18.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
7.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
6.1%
Methodist
5.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.6%
Non-Christian
3.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+68.3, this district ranks among the most one-sided state senate seats in Tennessee. Its electoral profile reflects a deeply rural constituency where statewide Republican candidates routinely post some of their strongest numbers.

The Democratic margin in Tennessee 29th State Senate District reached its widest at ninety-three points in 1936. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $63,765, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 365,180 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Tennessee vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 29, Tennessee voted Democratic by 25.2 points (D+25), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 130,371 votes cast, 80,152 went Democratic and 47,246 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 29, Tennessee's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, Tennessee as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 5 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 29, Tennessee last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Tennessee voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in State Senate District 29, Tennessee?
State Senate District 29, Tennessee has a population of 365,180 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 29, Tennessee?
Median household income in State Senate District 29, Tennessee is $63,765 — below the national median of $80,734. The Tennessee state median is $60,773.
What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Tennessee?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, Tennessee from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.